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Religious Freedom in Spain

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 27, 1906

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 83, No. 39.

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Religious Freedom in Spain

A LETTER from Rome to the Boston Transcript reports: “The Vatican authorities are much concerned over the bill recently submitted to Parliament by the Spanish premier, M. Moret, adopting religious freedom in the kingdom and the recognition of every religious denomination. Up to the present time the erection of non-Catholic churches in Spain has been forbidden by law, and it was only through great diplomatic effort that a Protestant Episcopal church was built a few years ago in Barcelona. If the proposed law is passed, it will enable all Protestant bodies to obtain a footing in Spain. However, the Moret ministry which proposed the law has just fallen, and a new ministry headed by Senor Caballeros has just been formed. The Vatican authorities now wonder how far the new cabinet will support the policy of the old.” The papacy has always been concerned where there was a possibility that religious liberty would be granted.